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Africa (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Africa (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.31, median 28 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Historical Fiction (2,260), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $7.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Africa best sellers
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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27,713
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The Door of No Return
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews417
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Hunt for the Devil's Dragon (AIO Imagination Station Books Book 11)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.31
- Rating4.5
- Reviews177
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The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews441
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Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story
by Beverley Naidoo
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews916
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The Boy Who Built The Pyramid (The Wonders of the Ancient World Book 1)
by Eden DeDanann
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht, Young Scribe (Junior Library Guild Selection)
by Richard Platt
- List rank#7
- Price$7.55
- Rating4.5
- Reviews67
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Future Hero
by Remi Blackwood
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews570
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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews146
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The Song of Tiyya
by Julia Kurnia
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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FAQ
Is Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 28 reviews and sells for $5.31.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Africa?
The median best seller has 28 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.31; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Africa?
1% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.